Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Naft Maysan in 8th and Al Minaa Basra in 11th place.
- Al Minaa Basra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Naft Maysan form and stats
The story so far in the Iraqi League for Naft Maysan at their home stadium (Maysan Stadium) is 3 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats. With Naft Maysan having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager .
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Maysan here at Maysan Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 12 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Maysan are not conceding a lot of goals here at Maysan Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 12 matches.
Al Minaa Basra form and stats
Al Minaa Basra have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 2-5-5 (12 played). It's three draws from Al Minaa Basra's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
A 0-2 loss hosting Al Najaf before that.
The visiting Minaa have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 12 games. Minaa struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 18 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Al Minaa Basra - Maysan 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Naft Maysan victories, four draws and three Al Minaa Basra wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Naft Maysan missing players
Al Minaa Basra missing players
| Naft Maysan | Al Minaa Basra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 23 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| 23 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 18 | 29 |
| 79% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 88% |
| 50% | 50% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 62% |
| 29% | 25% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 58% | 42% |
| 17% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 50% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 75% | 54% |
| 33% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 8% | 25% |
| 38% | 42% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.6 | 5.4 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.3 | 9 |
| 2.2 | 1 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| 40% | 60% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 70% | 47% |
- Al Minaa Basra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 53 |
| 2 | Al Shorta | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 46 |
| 3 | Al Najaf | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 46 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 44 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Naft | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 35 |
| 7 | Zakho | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | Baghdad | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 30 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 29 |
| 11 | Al Minaa Basra | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 27 |
| 12 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 26 |
| 13 | Naft Al-Janoob | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -9 | 26 |
| 14 | Erbil | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| 15 | Al Kahrabaa | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 25 |
| 16 | Al Diwaniya | 24 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -11 | 25 |
| 17 | Al-Qasim | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 18 | Al Talaba | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 21 |
| 19 | Al Hudod | 24 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 19 |
| 20 | Al Simawa | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 25 | -20 | 19 |